r/Music • u/TheMirrorUS 📰The Mirror US • Sep 14 '26

article Robert Kraft issues lengthy statement on Macklemore after rapper says NFL owner had him banned from

https://www.themirror.com/sport/american-football/robert-kraft-macklemore-sheeran-palestine-2024272
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u/boot2skull Sep 14 '26

Kanye literally supported Nazi ideology. Macklemore as far as I can read said free Palestine?

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u/SpyderSquash Sep 15 '26

He also specified that criticism of Israel is not criticism of our Jewish brothers and sisters, and promoted a message of peace and unity across the board. It was a very well-articulated, professional and kind speech tbh. I haven't seen the dude in the public eye in a long time, but this was a nice thing to see from him.

https://youtu.be/GslWD7ZcipY

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u/SideInitial3961 Sep 15 '26

He's 100% right. None of my jewish friend support the Israeli genocide.

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u/CanIGetAWhatsThat Sep 15 '26

Before or after October 7

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u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 Sep 15 '26

Here’s a guy that doesn’t understand this “conflict” has been going on for decades before October 7th.

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u/SideInitial3961 Sep 15 '26

Both. They view that as a complete manipulation. These are not stupid people, they are community and business leaders, you think they are that easily fooled?

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u/CanIGetAWhatsThat Sep 15 '26

I didn’t know their standings but a lot of people did not care about the Israel and Palestine conflict before oct 7.

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u/SpyderSquash Sep 15 '26

It's almost as if many people don't care about something that isn't well-reported until the situation continues to escalate, and becomes widely more reported with defining events...? And just like Israel and its actions are not a representation of all Jewish people, Hamas and their actions are not a representation of all Palestinian people.

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u/CanIGetAWhatsThat Sep 15 '26

It was known

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u/Augustus420 Sep 15 '26

This is basically a complaint about the linear flow of time and the fact that there's constantly people learning things for the first time.

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u/ickypedia Sep 16 '26

Look up how many Palestinians were killed by Israel that year prior to October 7th.

Not to mention the huge amounts of them locked up without legal recourse in Israel.